日本将于2024年试用氢燃料渡轮

据9月1日阿格斯网站消息：包括石油精炼商Eneos在内的一些日本公司计划于2024年在横滨港开始试运行一艘大功率氢燃料电池客运渡轮，着眼于日本国内沿海航运的氢价值链的开发和商业化。

日本航运公司NYK Line、Eneos、工程公司川崎重工(KHI)和东芝能源系统公司本月将启动一项示范项目，开发大功率氢动力燃料电池船，并将其商业化。该项目的目标是发展一艘总吨位为150吨的氢燃料电池客运渡轮，计划于2024年开始试航。

NYK Line将管理整个项目，同时还协助船舶设计和法律法规。东芝将在船上安装大功率燃料电池系统并开发操作技术，而KHI将负责开发船上的氢气供应系统和能源管理系统。日本船级社ClassNK将合作对已开发船只的安全性进行评估。

Eneos负责开发氢燃料供应系统，以演示试运行中的氢供应。Eneos一直在积极扩大其氢气生产和供应基础设施，希望挖掘汽车和船舶的氢气使用量的潜在增长。该公司与电力合资公司Jera于8月下旬在东京共同开设了一个大型氢气供应站，该站有现场设施，用于从大吉岛城市燃气供应设施(Jera、Eneos和大阪燃气公司的合资企业)输送的城市燃气中生产氢。

Eneos在全国设有43个加氢站。该公司还在一家澳大利亚-日本合资企业中，向澳大利亚市场出口由煤制得的氢气。

日本正致力于在2028-2030年间实现零碳排放船的商业化，以减少全球航运业的排放。航运公司三井OSK Lines还与电动船开发商e5 Lab合作开发配备氢燃料电池系统的混合动力汽车。

冯娟 摘译自 阿格斯

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Japan plans trial of hydrogen-fuelled ferry in 2024

A group of Japanese firms including oil refiner Eneos aims to begin pilot operation of a high-power hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferry at Yokohama port in 2024, eyeing the development and commercialisation of a hydrogen value chain for domestic coastal shipping in Japan.

Japanese shipping firm NYK Line, Eneos and engineering firms Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions are set to launch a demonstration project this month to develop and commercialise high-power hydrogen-powered fuel cell vessels. The project aims to develop a 150/gross-tonne hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferry for the planned trial beginning in 2024.

NYK Line will manage the whole project, while also assisting in a ship design and legal compliance. Toshiba will install a high-power fuel cell system on ships and develop operation technology, while KHI will be in charge of developing an onboard hydrogen supply system and energy management system. Japanese classification society ClassNK will co-operate in the safety assessment of the developed vessels.

Eneos is responsible for developing a hydrogen fuel supply system to demonstrate hydrogen supply in the pilot operation. The company, formerly known as JXTG, has strengthened efforts to shift to low-carbon energy, such as hydrogen and renewables.

Eneos has been actively expanding its hydrogen production and supply infrastructure, hoping to tap potential growth in hydrogen use for automobiles and ships. The company and power venture Jera in late August jointly opened a large-scale hydrogen supply station in Tokyo with an on-site facility to produce hydrogen from city gas piped from the Ohgishima City Gas Supply facility, a joint venture of Jera, Eneos and gas utility Osaka Gas.

Eneos operates 43 hydrogen stations nationwide. The company is also in an Australian-Japanese venture to export to the Japanese market hydrogen produced in Australia from coal.

Japan is working to commercialise zero-carbon emitting vessels in 2028-30 as part of efforts to reduce the global shipping industry's emissions. Shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines is also co-operating with electric ship developer e5 Lab to develop a hybrid car carrier equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell system.